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Type : the secret history of letters /
By: Loxley, Simon
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Publisher: London : I.B. Tauris, 2006Description: 248 p. : ill., plates ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781845110284 (pbk.); 9781845110284:.Subject(s): Graphic design (Typography) -- History | Type and type-founding -- History | Printing -- HistoryDDC classification: 686.22409 Summary: 'Type' is the bridge between writer and reader, between thought and understanding. This book treats typography as a measure of history. It is a guide through the history of letters and a study of their power. From fashion through propaganda and the development of mass literacy, it shows how typography has changed our world.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 686.22409 LOX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0073865 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Type' is the bridge between writer and reader, between thought and understanding. This book treats typography as a measure of history. It is a guide through the history of letters and a study of their power. From fashion through propaganda and the development of mass literacy, it shows how typography has changed our world.